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dupedinjuly

07-10 02:48 PM

http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,680197801,00.html

Workers feeling cheated by green-card reversal By Deborah Bulkeley Deseret Morning News A surprise government announcement that there were plenty of employer-sponsored green cards available raised Mehul Kapadia's hopes that his wait for permanent residency was finally over. But then, a sudden announcement that no new green cards will be issued for highly skilled workers until fall has Kapadia wondering if he'll ever find stability in America. The State Department announced last month that employment visa numbers were available for all people seeking employer-sponsored green cards, except unskilled workers. Applicants often wait years for those numbers. Kapadia, an Ogden software engineer originally from India, says he's been in line since Dec. 16, 2003. For now, he's a legal worker with a temporary visa. So, when he saw he could apply for the green card number, Kapadia underwent the required medical exam and submitted his documentation July 2, the first day it could be submitted. Then, that same day, the State Department issued an update stating that "sudden backlog reduction efforts by Citizenship and Immigration Services during the past month have resulted in the use of almost 60,000 employment numbers." The department called the backlog reduction an "unexpected action" and said employment visa numbers would be available again Oct. 1. CIS had been working since May to reduce a backlog in applications it already has on file, said Bill Wright, spokesman for the agency. "There's a numerical limitation of roughly 147,000 visas available (annually)," he said. "Once we met that numerical limitation, we requested that the State Department post a brand new, revised bulletin that anything after that is no longer eligible." The State Department had originally posted the bulletin to ensure that all available visas for the fiscal year would be issued, said Steve Royster, State Department spokesman for consular affairs. Last year, he said, roughly 10,000 such visas weren't issued. "Processing visas on file with CIS is going to benefit all the applicants in the pool, and this will ensure the entire allotment of visas for 2007 will be used," he said. But Kapadia now says he feels cheated by two federal agencies that said one thing one day and another the next. "Nobody knows what happened," he said. "This was kind of a big rejection and sense of being let down, but for what? We still can't comprehend why they acted in this extraordinary manner." Kapadia isn't alone. Tens of thousands of people who work in the United States under employment visas and their families were affected by the change, said Crystal Williams, associate director for programs at the American Immigration Lawyers Association. "There are people who flew to the United States so they could apply and had their families fly back. They paid attorney fees," Williams said. AILA's sister organization, the American Immigration Law Foundation, is considering a lawsuit against the two federal agencies, Williams said. "We've gone back now about 25 years and have never found a situation in which a bulletin was revised after the first of the month," she said. Neither Royster nor Wright would comment on potential litigation. Wright suggested that anyone who filed an application on July 2 contact their local CIS office to find out the status. The fee to apply for a green card increases July 30 from $395 to $1,010, including a fingerprinting fee. Kapadia says he isn't worried about the fee hike so much as the freedom he'd receive with permanent residency. He'd be able to travel internationally without restrictions, and establish residency to study for a master's degree. He and his wife would be able to remain in the country if he loses his job, and they'd eventually be able to apply for citizenship. "It's kind of a golden cage we are in. We are free, we are in America, but we are stopped from doing anything," he said. "I am looking for the American dream, but it is looking like more of a mirage."

Bad idea to leave after two days. He should allow for 3 business days at least and then go to Pak.

I had my visa stamping done in Canada this summer and got the visa in 2 business days. My appointment was Wednesday and got the passport with visa stamped on Friday afternoon . This is the best case scenario.

And yes I'm from Pakistan :)

Ok, thanks for the info...really appreciate it...will let him know to stay atleast 3-4 days and then leave.....by the way did u go to Ottawa for stamping or some place else in canada?

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masterji

08-21 01:24 PM

Thanks for the reply. If someone uses AP does he need to use EAD? Can anyone just apply for AP and not EAD?

You can enter on H1 on "deferred inspection" status. Google for deferred inspection for more details.

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kondur_007

05-13 01:34 PM

Thanks to all of you! Such a wonderful discussion.

So now can my husband port his PD as well? How does the priority date swap? What process have people gone through to do this effectively?

The most effective way is to ask for old PD on the new I 140. There is a box on form I 140 that asks for prior approved I 140 and PD on that (if you want to retain it). download the form and see it for yourself.

Dude, if your profile is genuine, that does indicate something - my PD is also Nov. 2005, EB3-I. Both of us got 1 year EAD instead of 2.......hmm.....my attorney called USCIS and according to the attorney they (USCIS rep) couldn't tell them the reason for 1 year EAD.......asked me to do infopass!

mate i am in the same boat as you. but I personally don't think anything can be done to change that. It is completely based on IO's judgement when approving application.

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CHHAYA

04-28 12:47 PM

Travelled back from India today by continental flight from mumbai till newark non stop. My H1b is expiring on 19th june. Had a ISSUELESS entry. The guy asked your petition is valid only till 19th June. I replied I am going to file an extension. he said you will be needing to reenter the country after it. I said "yes, I know". He said he is going to give in I-94 valid till 29th june just in case if I have any issues. That is 10 more days after my petition is expring. Guy was very nice and supporting. We shared some jokes . he notices that by passport has writing that If I take citizenship of any other country than I have to surrender the passport. he asked "india dont allow dual citizenship". I said "No". he replied "It sucks" and we laughed together. My advice dont let current recession effect your trip. If you need any more information PM me. I will be happy to assist.

Also, just I wanted to share the information becuase many people seemed worried about this.

Good luck :) :) :) :)

I entered US at Newar POE on 7/15/08 based on AP which expired on 7/20/08. They give me I-94 valid until 7/15/09. I do not have any plan to go out of country till end of 2010. Do I have to renew AP or I-94?

I have filed I485 on July 2nd. It was reached on July 2nd at NSC at 7.00 AM sign by R. Williams. Today I received my entire application back with "REJECTED" status. On Reject notice it has mentioned as below:

------ The application you filed along with any fee you submitted is being returned to you for the following reason(s):

x Based on the information you provided, your prority date could not be established. please resubmit your application with the proper documentation to the address listed on the bottom of this notice.

The following document may be provided.

Your Original form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) if you are filing concurrently; or Your Original For I-360 (Petition for Ameriasian, Widow(er) or Special Immigrant) if you are filing concurrently; or A copy of your form I-797, (Notice of action) if the petition has already been filed/approved; or Other evidence than an immigration visa petition has been filed/approved on your behalf.

I started work on 11/27 and that has been reported as the official start date. We will be talking to the lawyers next week to clarify all these issues. To my knowledge, I should not get a W2 as I did not get paid in 2007. Those wages should appear on my 2008 W2.

Outside of this topic, I have a question. Will I be eligible for the economic stimulus for 2007 if I did not get my W2 ? My husband will be filing the tax return (as joint) but he will not be able to enter my W2 information.

Thanks.

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psaxena

06-30 01:13 PM

When I asked my attorney she said no you cannot.. thats what I quoted here.

Now with your suggestion, where this H1B gonna be coming from, the every year quota or will be the part of the existing H1B( that means one will not have to wait for the yearly quota.)

On visa revalidation visa stamp will show which H1B , the fulltime one or parttime?

This way everyone running out of the 6 years on Visa can actually use this route to have a total 11 years without filing the I-485. Moreover if this is true, everyone can have the backup H1B from any company in case they loose the jobs they can have the backup H1B to stay in status in the country. Now the other thing from that arises is if the main H1B is terminated on Layoff, which LCA will be in effect for salary condition.

I can work in the Software company fulltime but at the same time can work in a motel parttime, now when I get lay off from the software company ..I'll be in status but working for motel, also not full filling the condition of Highly skilled labor etc.

Can someone please explain all this. So far I know you cannot have this and this is what my attorney told me when I thought of doing that to open up a company and work as an employee partitme in it.

Mr Saxena

Please do not post misleading information. If you are not sure of something, please refrain from posting on such topics.

Now on to the OP :-

YES, you can have another H1. It is considered as a concurrent H1 or part time H1. You may work on it without any issues once you get it. It would be a seperate case.

If your H1's job requirement is a bachelors degree, then they cannot reject your H1 stamping.

When i changed from F-1 to H-1B, my employer filed my I-129 as if i had a Masters, then i changed employers , my second employer filed my I-129 under my Bachelors only. There was also a gap of my H-1 Activation and F-1.

For the semester starting august i did not pay the fee, since my H-1 was approved an H-1 was Active from October.

i think my approval will depend on my Visa officer nad i will try my luck in dec and i am planning to go to canada for my stamping and in any case i get it or not get it i will fly to india from canada.

i will also talk to a lawyer before leaving to stamping regarding what will happen if cant come back to US in 4 months, regaring what happens to my credit and loans if my stamping gets rejected.

With Thanksgiving right around the corner lets take the time to thank IV for all the successes we have had so far and for all the hardwork that has been put into this cause. Let's make a Holiday contribution to IV. Please join me in this effort. Let's all contribute. Cheers

Kapils573

10-17 05:28 PM

My application was filed on 19th July .However I have not received my receipts yet. Has your friend contacted the USCIS and inquired since 90 days are over?

Thanks,

Kapil

krishmunn

03-29 07:21 PM

This is definitely good news for people who are in PERM stage but this also means fewer spill overs since all ROW EB-2 who were waiting for PERM will now file 485